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미터

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Meaning and Usage

The word '미터' (miteo) is a loanword from English 'meter' and is used as a unit of length measurement in Korean. It is commonly used in everyday conversation when talking about distances, sizes, or heights.

Common Contexts

You will often hear '미터' when describing the length of rooms, heights of buildings, or distances in sports like swimming or running. It is a standard metric unit and widely understood.

Collocations and Patterns

  • '5미터' (five meters): specifying exact length or distance.
  • '미터 높이' (meter height): used to describe how tall something is.
  • '미터 길이' (meter length): used to describe the length of an object or space.

Register and Politeness

'미터' is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts. The politeness level depends on the sentence ending, not the word itself.

Common Mistakes

Learners sometimes confuse '미터' with '미터기' which means 'meter device' (like a parking meter or gas meter). Remember '미터' alone refers only to the unit of measurement.

Example Sentences

이 방은 길이가 5미터입니다.

I bang-eun gil-i-ga 5 miteo-imnida.

This room is 5 meters long.

수영장은 25미터 길이입니다.

Suyeongjang-eun 25 miteo gili-imnida.

The swimming pool is 25 meters long.

그 건물은 100미터 높이입니다.

Geu geonmul-eun 100 miteo nop-i-imnida.

That building is 100 meters tall.